| Description |
1 online resource (333 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Political Economy of Predation and Counterrevolution; 2 Socialism One Sector at a Time; 3 Charter 2000; 4 "Vote for a Job"; 5 U.S. Capitalism and Militarism in Crisis; 6 Empire as a Way of Life; 7 Surplus Over-Appropriation and the Reproduction Crisis of the Western Roman Empire; 8 An Essay on Repressive Education; 9 Can Democratic Education Survive in a Neoliberal Society?; 10 Defeating Corporate Blueprints, White Papers, and Blue Ribbon Task Forces; 11 Art as a Manifestation of the Struggle for Human Liberation. |
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12 A Labor Theory of Ethics and Commonwealth13 Diversity, Equality, Empowerment in Politics and Education; 14 Cultural Origins of African Humanism and Socialism (Ujamaa); 15 The Second Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; 16 Year Two of the Arab Revolutions; 17 Revolutionary Critical Pedagogy for a Socialist Society; 18 The Communist Horizon; Conclusion; Appendix; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors. |
| Summary |
Crisis and Commonwealth extends the critical theories of Marcuse and Marx to an analysis of the intensifying inequalities symptomatic of our current economic distress. A new foundation for emancipatory practice is proposed-a labor theory of ethics and commonwealth. The collection appeals to the contemporary interests of college students and teachers in several interrelated social science disciplines: sociology, social problems, economics, ethics, business ethics, labor education, history, political philosophy, multicultural education, and c. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Marcuse, Herbert, 1898-1979.
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Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.
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Marcuse, Herbert, 1898-1979. (OCoLC)fst00060911
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Marx, Karl, 1818-1883. (OCoLC)fst00030215
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Social justice.
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Socialism.
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Income distribution.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Income distribution. (OCoLC)fst00968670
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Social justice. (OCoLC)fst01122603
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Socialism. (OCoLC)fst01123637
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| Added Author |
Reitz, Charles, editor.
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Anderson, Kevin B.
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Brodsky, David.
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Brodsky, Patricia Pollock, 1941-
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Daniel, Lloyd C.
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Dean, Jodi, 1962-
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Dowd, Douglas Bevan.
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Farr, Arnold L., 1965-
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Giroux, Henry A.
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Kisubi, Alfred.
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Marciano, J. D.
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Marcuse, Peter.
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McLaren, Peter.
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Spartan, Stephen.
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Tauber, Zvi.
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Whitehead, Fred.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reitz, Charles. Crisis and Commonwealth : Marcuse, Marx, McLaren. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2013 9780739183069 |
| ISBN |
9780739183076 (electronic book) |
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